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He then swung at another man and was heard saying: "Jewish and Muslim people should die and not be near me."

After banging on a taxi roof, the cabbie got out of his vehicle and told Beardsmore to go away.

"Beardsmore walked around the taxi, grabbed his head and bit him on the right cheek, causing a clear bite mark. He put it at eight seconds and it was a deliberate bite," added Mr James-Moore.

When questioned by police Beardsmore, of Cavendish Road, Carlton, could not recall what happened and was in tears.

Paul Wright, mitigating, said: "He can only but apologise for the behaviour. He does not use drugs and is not a regular drinker. That perhaps is a factor in this incident. He has not consumed any at all since the night of this incident."

He pointed out that this was the first time in trouble for Beardsmore, who agreed to clear the court bill in three months.